Side-by-side distribution
Compliance
$125,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 33.1%
- Live roles
- 2,223
Paralegal
$84,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 50.4%
- Live roles
- 1,237
Highest-paying jobs
Engineering Manager, Trust & Safety, Surveillance & Compliance
Senior Compliance Officer, Regulatory Reporting
Chief Compliance Officer
Chief Compliance Officer
Engineering Manager, Fraud & Compliance
VP, Chief Compliance Officer
Technical Program Manager, SOX Compliance
Senior Manager, Security & Compliance
Staff Security GRC Analyst
Compliance Officer, Washington
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Director, Assistant General Counsel – Market Access Legal
Litigation Paralegal - Pennsylvania
Litigation Paralegal - Chicago
Corporate Paralegal - Chicago
Corporate Paralegal - Dallas
Litigation Paralegal
Litigation Paralegal - Detroit
Corporate Paralegal
Litigation Paralegal - California
Corporate Paralegal - NYC
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| TB TD Bank | $117,500 | 22 |
The Symicor Group
|
$90,000 | 13 |
CVS Health
|
$114,152 | 8 |
Transamerica
|
$84,000 | 8 |
Coinbase
|
$211,085 | 7 |
PwC
|
$158,750 | 7 |
Bank of America
|
$146,100 | 7 |
Clark Construction Group
|
$75,000 | 7 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Amentum
|
$62,483 | 40 |
CACI
|
$60,455 | 40 |
Morgan & Morgan, P.A.
|
$75,005 | 25 |
| DP DLA Piper | $114,587 | 19 |
Parnalllaw
|
$66,580 | 19 |
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
|
$125,000 | 15 |
Modern Family Law
|
$72,915 | 15 |
Clyde & Co
|
$95,053 | 14 |
Compliance salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | $186,500 | 15 |
| San Francisco | $185,775 | 52 |
| Los Angeles | $156,500 | 17 |
| New York | $154,250 | 110 |
| Boston | $152,900 | 27 |
| Chicago | $145,488 | 48 |
| Austin | $132,875 | 14 |
| Atlanta | $124,350 | 16 |
| Denver | $111,800 | 20 |
| London | $106,316 | 7 |
Paralegal salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | $119,028 | 7 |
| San Francisco | $111,301 | 35 |
| Boston | $104,160 | 20 |
| New York | $102,500 | 79 |
| Los Angeles | $100,443 | 42 |
| Chicago | $95,233 | 36 |
| Austin | $92,966 | 5 |
| Seattle | $90,761 | 23 |
| Toronto | $74,443 | 7 |
| Denver | $69,680 | 12 |
Compliance vs Paralegal: which pays more?
The median for Compliance is $125,000 per year (typically $92,625–$162,500), versus $84,000 for Paralegal ($65,208–$107,750). That puts Compliance about 49% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Compliance and Paralegal are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.